旧约 - 撒母耳记上(1 Samuel)第13章

Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.
And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.
And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.
When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.
And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.
And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.
And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;
Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering.
And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.
But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.
And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.
And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:
And another company turned the way to Bethhoron: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.
So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
撒母耳记上第十三章   第 13 章 

  撒上 13:3-4> 骄傲败坏了扫罗。在他身上,我得的鉴戒── 

  13:3-4 约拿单成功攻击非利士人的防营,扫罗却将一切的光荣归于自己。按昔日的社会风气,这种事虽然普通,却不算光明磊落。他的骄傲从小事上渐渐加增,先是夺取儿子胜利的光荣,又对自己的骄傲不加遏制,因此变得邪恶,不能自拔;骄傲毁灭了他自己,也使他家无宁日,甚至危害国家。窃取别人的成就,就表示你已经受骄傲辖制,若发觉骄傲正在你的生命中生根,你应当立刻将荣耀归于配得的人。 

  撒上 13:6> 新考验会临到,我们能否像过去得胜那样去靠主呢? 

  13:6 我们若忘记神与我们同在,只看见自己的微小,就会因敌人的强盛而惊惶。以色列人遇上强大的非利士军队就害怕,忘记了自己是立于不败之地的,因为他们有神的帮助。面对困难与试探,要专一仰望神,信靠祂的帮助(参罗 8:31-37 )。 

  撒上 13:9> 扫罗是好心做错事吗?为何神不原谅?单因此事吗? 

  13:9 扫罗不等祭司到就自行献祭,这事违背神的律法(参申 12:5-14 ),也违背撒母耳的明确吩咐( 10:8 )。扫罗因为非利士军队入侵的情势急迫,就公然违背神,办不应当由他办理的事。他虽然是做一件好事(在大战以前向神献祭),却是以错误的方式进行。我们像扫罗一样,受到压力的时候就显出属灵真相。要达到目的,但不能不择手段,因为目的和手段是同等重要的。 

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  撒上 13:11-12> 礼仪与信心有何关系?危难之际就可以不靠神而任意妄为吗? 

  13:11-12 计穷力竭之时,很难信靠神。扫罗觉得时间紧急,就不等候神所定的时候。他以为尽了宗教礼仪就事事顺利,其实是用礼仪取代了信靠神的心。 

  面对难以抉择的情势,别因急躁而违背神。只要知道是神的心意,就要义无反顾,照祂的计划而行。神常常以延迟来考验我们的顺服与忍耐。 

  撒上 13:12-13> 为自己的错误找理由,其实是想为自己开脱吧…… 

  13:12-13 扫罗不肯服从神的命令有许多藉口,但是撒母耳一针见血地指出,“你没有遵守耶和华你神所吩咐的命令。”我们像扫罗一样,常常掩饰自己的错误与罪,亦用属灵术语来解释因由,但是,那些藉口不能减轻不顺服神的罪,祂鉴察我们真正的动机。只有坦率认罪,祂才赦免我们、复兴我们,赐福与我们。扫罗想找藉口为自己开脱,反而失去了王位( 13:14 )。 

  撒上 13:19-22> 没有武器怎能争战?但得胜在神── 

  13:19-22 以色列人无力去征服别人,军队没有铁制的武器,也没有改装武器的设备。实际上,如果以色列人想赶磨农具,就要付大量的工钱,请非利士的铁匠代他们打磨,因为非利士人早已垄断了铁匠的行当,而打磨农具收费很高。非利士人既严格地控制了兵工技术,一旦突袭以色列人,就会令对方士气低沉,乖乖就范。面对强敌,形势极其不利,他们怎能梦想可打败敌人?惟有靠神的帮助。神要以色列人不靠刀剑得胜,好使他们知道,力量的真正来源不在自己,而在于神。──《灵修版圣经注释》